Advanced Apprenticeship (Level 3) Advanced and Creative Hair Professional
Role overview
Level: 3
Duration: 18 months
Awarding organisation:
End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) of choice is City and Guilds
End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) of choice is City and Guilds
Code: AP3XACH
The Advanced and Creative Hair Professional qualification will develop creative, passionate, and driven professionals who work without supervision, managing themselves and others when required. They will provide a quality service, whilst working to the highest standards and continuously developing their personal and professional skills. An Advanced and Creative Hair Professional qualification supports apprentices to take ownership of their work and client lists, accept responsibility, are proactive, flexible and adaptable, plan their work and time, they aim for excellence by taking exceptional pride in their work and industry. They become highly skilled and experienced individual professionals who deliver hair fashion forward trends, which are innovative styles inspired by current images and their own creativity, individual flair, imagination and interpretation.
Entry requirements
Typically, 3 GCSE’s at Grade 4/C or above (one must be English or Maths), or Level 2 in Hairdressing required. (VQR)
Apprentices with GCSE grades C/4 or above in English and Maths are exempt from Functional Skills.
If an Apprentice has not already achieved Level 2 (GCSE C/4 or above) English & Maths they must: - Study for and take tests for Level 2 English & Maths and achieve Level 1 English & Maths.
Initial Assessment results on enrolment: Maths Entry 3 and English Level 1 or higher.
Qualifications obtained
- L3 Advanced hair professional
- L2 Functional Skills English and Maths
Programme includes
Must complete a range of assessments practical and online exam. Regular formative and summative assessment, development of a portfolio demonstrating learning and development activities with their application in the workplace.
As part of the qualification, Apprentices must prove competency of all units and be competent in real work environment.
An Advanced and Creative Hair Professional:
- Demonstrates professionalism by maintaining confidentiality and discretion
- Researches fashion forward trends, using the results to create, plan and promote a collection of hairstyle looks that reflects their own individuality
- Analyses the factors that influence the design and creation of the collection of hairstyle looks, including the target audience
- Designs a range of looks to create a fashion forward collection of hairstyle looks
- Maintains effective and safe methods of working
- Uses and adapt a range of sectioning and cutting guidelines, creative and precision techniques and technical skills to create and enhance the collection of hairstyle looks
- Carries out precision and personalised cutting tailored to individual client characteristics
- Formulates imaginative creative advanced colour conversion services to change the depth and tone of the hair
- Uses a range of creative finishing and dressing techniques, advanced creative colouring techniques to enhance the collection of hairstyle looks
- Presents, showcases and promotes their skills though their collection of hairstyle looks via a variety of media types and platforms
- Provides a smoothing strengthening service to clients
- Carries out in-depth consultation and complex analysis of the hair
- Uses and applies the products, tools and equipment, in accordance with legal requirements, manufacturers' instructions and salon policy
- Provides advice on future services and products
- Evaluates the results of the service to improve further practice
Where can you work?
Creative hair stylists, Advanced senior stylists, Senior hair professional or Specialist technicians.
Key information
- Additional training is provided at Loughborough college if required.
- Functional Skills if required will take place during intensive weeks. A schedule of these weeks will be provided and discussed during enrolment.
Awarding organisation
- End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) of choice is City and Guilds
Progression opportunities
TAQA – assessor award
PTLLS L3 Teaching course
Additional information
This Apprenticeship primarily consists of learning in the work place. Taught delivery sessions at Loughborough College will be available if the apprentice requires additional training but is not mandatory.
6-8 weekly visits will be made to the salon to check progression of the apprenticeship and competency of the knowledge, skills and behaviours.
